Expeditions

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ED Expeditions Visual History

An expedition is a community-driven event where thousands of pilots journeyed together tens of thousands of light years to locations across the galaxy for weeks or months. Logistics are very important for success of an expedition. It requires planning, organizing, and management of all resources and processes. The number of participants tends to decline along the way due to abandonment.

List of expeditions

These are notable player-organized expeditions.

Expedition name	Date	Participants	Description
August Exodus - Jaunt to Jaques	3302 (2016)		When a lone cyborg bartender NPC named Jaques attempted to misjump his station across the galaxy and accidentally got stranded 22,000 light-years away, players organized immediate, massive rescue expeditions. This fleet hauled meta-alloys and structural supplies to repair his station, establishing what is now known as Colonia—humanity's second major bubble of civilization.
Distant Worlds	3302 (2016)		The pioneering 12-week, 65,000+ light-year journey organized by CMDR Erimus Kamzel and team that took over 1,000 players from the Ploeide system to Beagle Point, ultimately inspiring future galactic colonization and the creation of Colonia.
Distant Worlds II	3305 (2019)		A monumental 5-month expedition spanning 13,000+ initial players—with over 3,700 successfully reaching Beagle Point—notable for tackling perilous regions like The Abyss and establishing permanent waypoints.
Distant Worlds III	3312 (2026)		A massive current-era armada of over 8,000 players embarking on a multi-month journey targeting deep galactic exploration, supported by the Orion Colony Initiative and custom player-managed mission frameworks. [1, 2]
The Enigma Expedition	3311 (2025)		A touching community-organized expedition to accompany a terminally ill player named Brandon to Colonia, raising thousands for childhood cancer and resulting in developer Frontier Developments adding the permanent memorial megaship Dove Enigma.
The Small Worlds Expedition	3302 (2016)		Rather than using heavily engineered, long-range exploration ships like the Anaconda, this unique expedition required players to utilize tiny, atypical vessels (like Sidewinders, Eagles, and Haulers). It was designed as a beginner-friendly tour of local nebulae to teach new pilots the fundamentals of fuel scooping, star-mapping, and deep-space surviva

Gallery

• ED Expeditions Visual History
  ED Expeditions Visual History

See also

• Explorer
• Sightseeing